traffic

Why I like: Tracking my Web site traffic with StatCounter

Crave Although you're unlikely to rival the BBC's traffic figures with your personal Web site, it's still nice to see what's happening underneath the surface, if only to boost your ego. If you're not running a commercial Web site, you won't want to shell...

Tags: info, country, traffic, analysis

27 June 2006, 12:27

Yoggie Pico: Security on a stick

Crave The Pico is essentially a USB firewall that intercepts all Web traffic before it's processed by your PC. Its onboard antivirus software scans this traffic, cleans it if necessary, then returns the data to your PC for use as normal.

Tags: anti, virus, traffic, operating system

19 June 2007, 11:20

YouTube Partner Program: Make videos, earn cash

Crave The scheme is essentially a reward system for users who upload videos that draw significant traffic to Google's popular video-sharing site. This stops people profiting from uploading copyrighted content that quickly generates significant traffic...

Tags: google, videos, views, traffic

11 December 2007, 9:38

Route 66 Chicago 9000: Unravelling Europe

Crave The 9000 is the big daddy of the bunch and incorporates a 2GB SD card with detailed European maps, plus an RDS/TMC receiver -- the anti-traffic missile of sat-nav warfare. But it's easy enough to use, provides free traffic and speed camera updates...

Tags: traffic, route, nav, tomtom

27 April 2007, 11:56

Europe promises cars that talk to one another

Crave Roadside infrastructure will also be able to receive information -- such as non-standard speed limits and diversions -- from traffic-management centres and communicate that to the relevant traffic. We've seen cars that can see, and now -- thanks to...

Tags: talk, car, part, traffic

6 August 2008, 17:17

ViaMichelin X950T shows us the way

Crave One of its coolest features is its integrated FM tuner, which can receive and interpret traffic information broadcast by radio stations such as Classic FM. Traffic blackspots are shown on the screen so you can plan your route accordingly.

Tags: viamichelin, navigation, point, stations

9 May 2006, 13:07

Sat-nav shootout: Destinator 6 vs AA Navigator

Crave Traffic avoidancesAA Navigator UK & Ireland features absolutely no traffic-avoidance capabilities. Destinator 6 comes with TrafficSam so it can find traffic blackspots, provided it's used with a traffic message channel (TMC)-capable GPS receiver.

Tags: gps, europe, alerts, maps

2 April 2007, 13:23

Mio C710 and C210: Mamma Mio!

Crave It also has a built-in TMC receiver so you don't need to fiddle about with an external one, and you can get live traffic updates with alternative route suggestions right out of the box. You also have the option to add a TMC receiver, so you can...

Tags: mio, wi fi, pre, european

22 June 2006, 13:29

Opinion: Why Yahoo Buzz will benefit Digg

Crave And if you're looking for stories the majority of the population wants to read about too, you're likely to find Buzz highly relevant.If you're very lucky, and exceptionally interesting, your submitted story might be picked by Yahoo news editors to...

Tags: visitors, tech, story, scene

29 September 2008, 17:50

T-Mobile G1 versus Apple iPhone 3G: Side by side

Crave Google Maps with Satellite View and Traffic. Google Maps with Satellite View, Traffic, Street View and compass mode that orients the screen as you move After the T-Mobile G1 was announced yesterday, we had a good hands-on with it and assessed its...

Tags: contract, band, fi, slot

24 September 2008, 12:49

Nokia 6110 Navigator: Phone and sat-nav

Crave If you pay a subscription charge, the 6110 Navigator uses the data connection in the phone to download traffic data, helping you avoid traffic blackspots, and warns you when you are approaching speed cameras.

Tags: nokia, gps, strategy, traffic

12 February 2007, 15:40

Google Notebook: Reinventing the clipboard

Crave If it isn't commanding 80 per cent of the world's search traffic, it's making sure dorks like us stay in touch via email, or letting insurgents spy on our troops in Iraq -- talk about having your fingers in every pie.

Tags: google, notes, notebook, windows notepad

30 March 2007, 11:52

Rebel assault: Die iPod, die!

Crave This is how the inventor of the wheel must have felt: one minute he was trundling about happily in his stone-wheeled contraption, riding through the village powered by a stegosaurus, the next thing he was in a traffic jam with fifty other clones...

Tags: apple uk, apple, copying, nano

30 January 2006, 11:28

Mio Knight Rider sat-nav hands-on video

Crave The Knight Rider GPS will indeed feature the voice of William Daniels (aka KITT), and there will be a database of names so you can customise the device to have KITT personally greet and talk to you (provided that your name is included).As far as...

25 June 2008, 13:12

Car Tech: Jaguar XKR Portfolio drives by itself! Fast!

Crave When the lame-brain in front speeds up again, the Jag accelerates to keep up with the flow of traffic. Ladies, geeks, petrolheads -- we're proud to present a video of the most technologically advanced car we've ever driven.

14 March 2008, 15:06